Indonesia’s Democracy after 25 Years of Reformasi: Rights, Wrongs, and Reflections

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In this podcast, Fulcrum editor Julia Lau discusses the direction of Indonesian democracy with Dr Deasy Simandjuntak and Mr Made Supriatma, 25 years after the momentous fall of Suharto. Rights, wrongs and reflections: which way forward for Indonesia with the 2024 elections?

In this podcast, Fulcrum editor Julia Lau discusses the direction of Indonesian democracy with Dr Deasy Simandjuntak and Mr Made Supriatma, 25 years after the momentous fall of Suharto. Rights, wrongs and reflections: which way forward for Indonesia with the 2024 elections?

Clockwise from top left: Host Ms Julia Lau with guests Dr Deasy Simandjuntak and Mr Made Supriatma in Dialogues at Fulcrum. (Screenshot: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute)

Dialogues at Fulcrum is a podcast published by the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. For quick reference, the themes below were addressed during the podcast:

2:40 – Setting the stage and guests’ preliminary assessments on the work cut out for the three frontrunner presidential candidates

11:40 – Interesting juncture in Indonesian politics for coalition formation

16:50 – Context of Indonesia’s presidential election and prospects for a run-off

19:28 – Prabowo Subianto’s possible trajectory and popularity

24:50 – Possibility of a strong vice-president in 2024

29:08 – Youth vote and “voice”

35:00 – Partai Buruh (Labour Party) as an alternative?

39:55 – Is Indonesia a democracy?

Deasy Simandjuntak is Associate Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore, and an Assistant Professor at National Chengchi University, Taiwan.


Made Supriatma is a Visiting Fellow in the Indonesia Studies Programme, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. Made’s research focus is on Indonesian politics, civil-military relations, and ethnic/identity politics and he is also a free-lance journalist.